soft-shell clam

soft-shell clam
noun
1. a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
• Syn: ↑steamer, ↑steamer clam, ↑long-neck clam
• Derivationally related forms: ↑steam (for: ↑steamer)
• Hypernyms: ↑clam
• Part Holonyms: ↑steamer, ↑steamer clam, ↑long-neck clam, ↑Mya arenaria
2. an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe
• Hypernyms: ↑clam
• Member Holonyms: ↑Mya, ↑genus Mya
• Part Meronyms: ↑steamer, ↑steamer clam, ↑long-neck clam

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noun also soft-shelled clam
: an elongated clam (Mya arenaria) of the east coast of No. America having a thin friable shell and long siphons and being considered especially desirable for steaming

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an edible clam, Mya arenaria, inhabiting waters along both coasts of North America, having an oval, relatively thin, whitish shell. Also called long clam, long-neck clam, soft clam, steamer, steamer clam.
[1790-1800, Amer.]

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(also softshell clam) n. a marine bivalve mollusk with a thin shell and a long siphon, valued as food on the east coast of North America. Also called , steamer. ● Genus Mya, family Myidae, esp. M. arenaria

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  • soft-shell clam — noun Date: 1796 an elongated clam (Mya arenaria) of the east coast of North America that has a thin friable shell and long siphon and is eaten especially when steamed called also soft shelled clam, steamer …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • soft-shell clam — an edible clam, Mya arenaria, inhabiting waters along both coasts of North America, having an oval, relatively thin, whitish shell. Also called long clam, long neck clam, soft clam, steamer, steamer clam. [1790 1800, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

  • soft-shelled clam — noun see soft shell clam * * * softshell clam or soft shelled clam, = soft clam. (Cf. ↑soft clam) …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Soft-shell — Soft shelled Soft shelled , a. Having a soft or fragile shell. [1913 Webster] {Soft shell clam} (Zo[ o]l.), the long clam. See {Mya}. {Soft shelled crab}. (Zo[ o]l.) See the Note under {Crab}, 1. {Soft shelled turtle}. (Zo[ o]l.) Same as {Soft t …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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